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Monday, August 29, 2011
Senior Sindh minister quits all party and government posts
Zulfiqar Mirza takes Malik, MQM to task
* PPP leader says Malik is the biggest threat to Pakistan
* Altaf part of conspiracy to disintegrate Pakistan
* MQM doesn’t have real mandate in Karachi, Hyderabad
By Masroor Afzal Pasha
KARACHI: Senior Sindh Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza on Sunday declared Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik a ‘compulsive liar’ and accused Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain of being part of a conspiracy to disintegrate Pakistan.
Mirza said that he had evidence that he (Rehman Malik) was ‘involved’ in Karachi target killings and was ‘hand in glove with criminals’. He said that he would forward evidence against Malik to the government, the army and the intelligence agencies if the need arises.
Addressing an emergency press conference at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) and swearing on the holy Quran to tell the truth and nothing but the truth, he said that the Pakistan Army should conduct a comprehensive operation to root out all criminals in Karachi.
At the commencement of the press conference, he requested the reporters to take him seriously for the last time. “I have repeatedly told the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership that Rehman Malik is a liar,” Mirza said, but acknowledged that Malik is a ‘good politician and good human being’. “If Pakistan is harmed in the future, it will be Rehman Malik’s fault,” he added.
He said Malik was responsible for Karachi bloodshed, saying MQM did not have a real mandate in Karachi and Hyderabad.
Mirza said that he and Pir Mazharul Haq held a meeting with Altaf in London, during which “Altaf Hussain said that the United States wanted to disintegrate Pakistan and he (Altaf) and his party (MQM) would side with the US in their goal.” He added, “Altaf Hussain also said that he would kill Pathans.”
“I was forced to visit the MQM’s Headquarters Nine Zero once,” he added. Dr Mirza indicated “Altaf wrote a letter in 2001 to the then British prime minister Tony Blair asking him for disbanding of the ISI before it could create more Osama bin Ladens”.
Dr Mirza claimed that five accused, who were involved in the killing of Wali Khan Babar, belonged to the MQM, adding that one of them was named as Liaquat. “Liaquat is the one whose car was used in the killing and he was the one who opened fire on Wali Khan Babar and is still at large,” he asserted, adding, “the MQM is the killer of Wali Khan Babar”.
Dr Mirza tendered his resignation from all posts over Lyari operation in wee hours on Sunday. Meanwhile, PPP Sindh President and Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has accepted the resignation of Dr Mirza as the party provincial head, a PPP office bearer confirmed.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk